Originally Posted by
JetBlueNewb
This is almost too easy to make fun of...
I mean, holy cow... how could you not notice the slow climb, inability to increase airspeed, the CHECKLIST, and OH YEAH... THREE GREEN LIGHTS staring you in the face for that long?
Years ago as a new pilot, I made light of an equally dumb mistake. The veteran pilot I related another's mistake to didn't think it so amusing. He simply stated "Your time will come." A couple decades later it did. While this particular incident might seem amusing, something caused it that we can all learn from or be reminded of...